A light-hearted competition with a national flavour which is not too serious but is judged fairly It is a sport or a game for teams of the different countries represented at the annual congress The secret is only displayed just before the competition starts, it is a surprise. Each winner is presented with a certificate with the outline in silver of the Silver Mill The original Silver Mill resides permanently in the European Orthodontic Society's headquarters in Hallam Street, London, and its base is inscribed with the names of the winners and the sport.

1970

Death of Sheldon Friel: Past President and Honorary Member of the EOS His family gave a bequest to the Society to be used to commemorate his services to orthodontics and to the European Orthodontic Society Each year a lecture known as the Sheldon Friel Memorial Lecture is given by an eminent scientist to commemorate his contribution to the Society.